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1876–2024
Atlanta·Georgia

Atlanta votes the way the country votes.

A majority-minority metro where suburban collar counties now decide statewide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
GA
Latest
D+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
7,422,654
2024 ACS

Atlanta, Georgia: Bellwether market. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
7,422,6542024 5-year
Median household income
$87,7112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.9%2024 5-year
Black
30.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
55 counties · 10 D · 45 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+4.6%
1,907,9731,736,6593,693,710
D
+6.8%
1,839,9711,604,1133,489,128
D
+0.2%
1,366,3811,360,7062,865,533
R
−5.9%
1,221,4181,378,4292,640,951
R
−2.4%
1,280,9291,345,7432,650,070
R
−15.3%
924,1871,260,2772,202,527
R
−11.0%
728,683915,9351,695,365
R
−2.4%
663,306698,7831,466,801
R
−0.6%
623,392632,7391,453,527
R
−21.7%
428,728669,1471,105,493
R
−24.3%
392,925645,8941,039,101
D
+11.2%
488,293386,530912,595
D
+30.4%
536,054285,872822,215
R
−47.3%
171,166478,624649,966
O
−6.6%
186,143229,361652,272
D
+3.0%
294,543277,377574,568
D
+21.7%
231,622149,111380,770
D
+30.7%
223,717118,588342,338
D
+38.2%
222,85899,599322,469
D
+41.3%
128,40545,814199,863
D
+60.4%
137,09733,813170,965
D
+63.8%
130,50528,689159,690
D
+65.3%
120,21525,101145,643
D
+76.2%
109,16714,373124,368
R
−0.0%
55,68555,712111,399
D
+41.2%
52,83820,31379,016
D
+23.8%
48,06529,60877,684
D
+62.8%
57,4178,38678,126
D
+64.6%
41,3292,95859,390
D
+15.2%
29,79021,07757,480
D
+37.9%
39,71214,50866,499
D
+30.6%
38,04919,52060,562
D
+19.2%
44,88929,90777,832
D
+34.9%
53,67920,84994,105
D
+32.0%
1,9631,0092,983
D
+25.4%
1,8841,1183,011
D
+48.4%
1,7366032,339
D
+34.6%
2,2311,0843,315

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
American
7.0%
Irish
6.9%
German
6.5%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.8%
75–84
2.3%
4.0%
65–74
4.8%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
6.5%
45–54
6.9%
6.6%
35–44
7.1%
6.8%
25–34
7.1%
4.7%
18–24
4.6%
8.9%
5–17
8.6%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,711
Atlanta ranks near the middle of US counties.
Atlanta$87,711
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.0%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Other Christian
10.9%
Methodist
6.5%
Non-Christian
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Atlanta media market spans rapidly diversifying suburbs that have shifted competitive in recent cycles, making it a focal point for statewide campaigns in Georgia. Gwinnett, Cobb, and DeKalb anchor a region where population growth consistently outpaces voter-registration updates.

The Democratic margin in Atlanta has rarely exceeded seventy-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-seven points. 2024 delivered the market to the Democratic candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most markets. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,711 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Atlanta, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atlanta, Georgia voted Democratic by 4.6 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,693,710 votes cast, 1,907,973 went Democratic and 1,736,659 went Republican.
What is Atlanta, Georgia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Atlanta, Georgia as a "Bellwether" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Atlanta, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Atlanta, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Atlanta, Georgia?
Atlanta, Georgia has a population of 7,422,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atlanta, Georgia?
Median household income in Atlanta, Georgia is $87,711 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Atlanta, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Atlanta, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.